February 24, 2011

The Delph Sisters - Secondly, Julia M.

The second child of Philip and Elizabeth Witzgall Delph was named Julia, known as “Julie.”  Julie was born on September 11, 1873, in Monroe Township, Henry County, Ohio.  Julie married Mandus Spangler on December 9, 1894, and they lived in Malinta their whole married life, on Turkeyfoot Street by 1930.  Julie gave birth to one child who did not survive; they had no biological children.

Mandus had quite a few different jobs in his  lifetime – day laborer, carpenter on houses, laborer in a silo factory and by 1930, he worked on bridge construction. Mandus died on February 5, 1941, at about 74.  Julia, however, lived on in Malinta until she had to go to a nursing home in her later years.  She died on April 27, 1967 at the age of 93.  “Aunt Julie” is one I can vaguely remember visiting in her small home in Malinta.

Obituary - Northwest Signal, April 28, 1967

"Mrs. Julia Spangler
Mrs. Julia Spangler, 93, of Malinta, died at 10:30 on Thursday at the Adams Manor Rest Home in Bowling Green where she had been a patient since February 1960.  Friends may call at the Wesche Funeral Home from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. on Saturday.  Funeral services conducted by the Rev. Milton E. Peters, pastor of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Malinta, will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday at the mortuary.  Interment will be made in Hoy Cemetery.
She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Sue Robinson of Portage, Ohio.
A life-long resident of Henry County, Mrs. Spangler was born on September 11, 1873, the daughter of Philip and Elizabeth, nee Witzgall, Delph.  She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Malinta.  Her husband, Mandus, preceded her in death." 


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